Written and Performed by Michael Daviot Directed by Michael Nardone Review by Dominic Corr ★★★★★ Despite the preconceptions, Scottish Theatre is young. Very young. Hardly out of infancy, though it very much feels to be in its troublesome teenage years. And yet the wealth of history and culture already emanating from the nation’s catalogue of directors, … Continue reading Review: A Noble Clown – The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh
Written and Directed by Gordon Barr Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £14.00 ★★★★ A decade of decadence, dance, fairytales and farts. That’s what it’s all about, right, kids? For the past ten years, the Byre Theatre has worked with writer and director Gordon Barr and the folk of Bard in the Botanics to maintain … Continue reading Review: Beauty and the Beast – The Byre Theatre, St. Andrews
Written by Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie Directed by Andrew Panton Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £15.00 ★★★★ Right from the start, the entire show has a stamp of authenticity. Before a word is said, before a song is sung, or a foot is set towards the audience, Kenneth MacLeod’s colour and set makes … Continue reading Review: Oor Wullie – The Dundee Rep
Written by Duncan McLean Directed by Wils Wilson Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £18.00 (Con available) ★★★ Piracy is a formidable ol’ career. So, it’s nice to see that even after the pages of Robert Louis Stevenson’s genre-defining tale, Treasure Island, have been closed, the story still has life for the likes of talented … Continue reading Review: Treasure Island – The Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Written by Tennessee Williams Adapted and Directed by Elizabeth Newman Review by Dominic Corr Tickets from £10.00 ★★★★ Reigniting the noxious atmosphere of Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece, A Streetcar Named Desire, the choking heat of New Orleans, once awakened in Elizabeth Newman’s 2023 adaptation for the Pitlochry Festival Theatre, now brings the intensity, brutality, and the … Continue reading Review: A Streetcar Named Desire – Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
Written by David Ireland Directed by Finn den Hertog Review by Dominic Corr Lyceum Theatre: Tickets ★★ A fraction of a degree away from our own believable reality, that’s the brilliance of David Ireland’s writing. Never so outlandish, it tips into fantasy, just enough of a distorted reflection to feel wholly believable, even if the … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh International Festival 2024 – The Fifth Step
https://youtu.be/tUbX6a8h8-s Based on the book by David Keenan Adapted and Directed by Graham Eatough Tickets - £20.00 (Con. available) ★★★★ Legacy sells. Just have a gander at the touring rock groups littering venues all over the UK, utilising their heritage and nostalgia for a few more coins in the purse and maintaining their influence and … Continue reading Review: This Is Memorial Device, Traverse Theatre
https://youtu.be/XzREwZLUQ3I Written and performed by Seamas Carey Directed by Agnieszka Blonska Review by Marina Funcasta ★★★★★ Unreliable narrators, and the narratives they weave, are becoming more and more popular at the Fringe. They force audiences to question the impression garnered of the character, the setting, and, quite crucially in some cases, the entire plot. In this way, … Continue reading Help! I Think I’m A Nationalist – Royal Lyceum Studio
Written and performed by Tim Crouch Co-directed by Tim Crouch, Karl James and Andy Smith ★★★★★ Debuting in 2005, one may expect the sharpness of the production to somewhat have dulled over the years, and though it may be true for the ingenious conception (audiences now a touch more familiar with Tim Crouch’s manipulation of narrative), time … Continue reading An Oak Tree – Royal Lyceum Studio
Written by Lesley Hart after Leo Tolstoy Directed by Polina Kalinina ★★★★ Romance, parental love, jealousy, self-destruction, freedom, horse-riding, guilty consciences, and a decadent mountain of desire: pick your poison. Condensing a thousand pages of Russian agricultural debates, gender politics, social class dynamics, and the grand ol’ judgements of love, relationship, and family is no … Continue reading Anna Karenina – The Royal Lyceum Theatre
